A Westwood resident found Caldwell’s 2-year-old son outside around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday.

The resident called police, who tried to find the parents, but when they couldn’t, they took the boy to the police station.

The case gained attention after police posted a picture of an officer lying on the floor playing with the child and the picture went viral.

Caldwell showed up at the police station to pick up the toddler around 5:30 a.m.

“For me to see my little sister locked up, she’s never been locked up, it’s been hard for me,” said Caldwell’s sister, Tyisaha Caldwell. “She’s a very good mother. I have nothing to say bad about her. It just happened. It could have happened to anybody, could have happened to me,” Caldwell’s mother, Tonya Caldwell. said.

Police say Tanisha Caldwell was arrested after she admitted she had been drinking the night before and that the child had gotten out in the past.

“She does drink beer now and then, but that had nothing to do with it. He’s just a curious 2-year-old and she was asleep,” her mother said.

Caldwell was given a $1,000 bail. Family members who paid the bail said Tanisha needed some help but did not need to be charged with a crime.